BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Things like smog, automobile exhaust, and chemicals can cause outdoor air pollution. In the past 12 months have you had an illness or symptom that you think was caused by pollution in the air outdoors?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,801	1,863	12.0	11.4-12.7	12,938	88.0	87.3-88.6
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	398	58	15.5	11.8-20.2	340	84.5	79.8-88.2
Buncombe	361	69	19.2	15.1-24.1	292	80.8	75.9-84.9
Cabarrus	426	56	12.1	9.0-16.1	370	87.9	83.9-91.0
Catawba	372	46	12.8	9.4-17.3	326	87.2	82.7-90.6
Cumberland	441	51	11.0	8.2-14.5	390	89.0	85.5-91.8
Davidson	375	46	12.0	8.7-16.3	329	88.0	83.7-91.3
Durham	405	49	12.6	9.1-17.3	356	87.4	82.7-90.9
Forsyth	441	63	13.1	10.0-16.9	378	86.9	83.1-90.0
Gaston	372	61	17.4	13.2-22.5	311	82.6	77.5-86.8
Guilford	418	44	9.5	6.8-13.2	374	90.5	86.8-93.2
Iredell	425	52	11.8	8.7-15.7	373	88.2	84.3-91.3
Johnston	469	51	8.4	6.0-11.7	418	91.6	88.3-94.0
Mecklenburg	631	90	13.3	10.7-16.5	541	86.7	83.5-89.3
New Hanover	364	47	13.4	9.8-18.1	317	86.6	81.9-90.2
Onslow	385	44	10.1	7.3-13.8	341	89.9	86.2-92.7
Orange	403	45	9.2	6.7-12.6	358	90.8	87.4-93.3
Pitt	377	36	9.1	6.4-12.9	341	90.9	87.1-93.6
Randolph	343	47	12.9	9.2-17.7	296	87.1	82.3-90.8
Robeson	371	37	9.9	6.9-14.2	334	90.1	85.8-93.1
Rowan	435	62	15.7	12.0-20.3	373	84.3	79.7-88.0
Union	433	62	13.9	10.4-18.2	371	86.1	81.8-89.6
Wake	579	57	9.4	7.0-12.5	522	90.6	87.5-93.0
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	361	32	9.1	6.1-13.3	329	90.9	86.7-93.9
Northeast Partnership II	476	62	13.0	10.0-16.8	414	87.0	83.2-90.0
Northeast Partnership I	393	64	15.7	12.0-20.2	329	84.3	79.8-88.0
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	360	43	11.2	8.0-15.4	317	88.8	84.6-92.0
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	467	52	9.4	6.9-12.6	415	90.6	87.4-93.1
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	411	57	13.8	10.4-18.0	354	86.2	82.0-89.6
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	402	40	8.6	6.2-11.9	362	91.4	88.1-93.8
Chatham/Lee/Moore	453	46	8.0	5.8-10.9	407	92.0	89.1-94.2
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	528	62	11.0	8.3-14.4	466	89.0	85.6-91.7
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	358	54	15.2	11.5-20.0	304	84.8	80.0-88.5
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	359	43	13.4	8.5-20.4	316	86.6	79.6-91.5
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	422	56	14.5	10.9-19.0	366	85.5	81.0-89.1
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	587	79	11.8	9.1-15.3	508	88.2	84.7-90.9
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	987	137	13.6	11.3-16.3	850	86.4	83.7-88.7
No	13,814	1,726	11.9	11.3-12.6	12,088	88.1	87.4-88.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	4,965	590	11.2	10.2-12.3	4,375	88.8	87.7-89.8
Piedmont	8,225	1,034	11.8	10.9-12.7	7,191	88.2	87.3-89.1
Western NC	1,611	239	14.6	12.6-16.9	1,372	85.4	83.1-87.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	927	144	14.1	11.6-16.9	783	85.9	83.1-88.4
Northwest	2,859	384	13.9	12.4-15.6	2,475	86.1	84.4-87.6
Charlotte	2,201	306	13.0	11.4-14.8	1,895	87.0	85.2-88.6
Greensboro	1,917	239	11.5	9.9-13.5	1,678	88.5	86.5-90.1
Southern Regional	1,550	169	10.2	8.7-12.1	1,381	89.8	87.9-91.3
Coastal	746	97	12.5	10.0-15.4	649	87.5	84.6-90.0
Wake	2,006	214	9.5	8.0-11.3	1,792	90.5	88.7-92.0
Area L	588	84	13.8	11.0-17.3	504	86.2	82.7-89.0
Eastern	1,874	214	10.7	9.2-12.5	1,660	89.3	87.5-90.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,801

1,863

12.0

11.4-12.7

12,938

88.0

87.3-88.6

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

398

15.5

11.8-20.2

340

84.5

79.8-88.2

Buncombe

361

19.2

15.1-24.1

292

80.8

75.9-84.9

Cabarrus

426

12.1

9.0-16.1

370

87.9

83.9-91.0

Catawba

372

12.8

9.4-17.3

326

87.2

82.7-90.6

Cumberland

441

11.0

8.2-14.5

390

89.0

85.5-91.8

Davidson

375

12.0

8.7-16.3

329

88.0

83.7-91.3

Durham

405

12.6

9.1-17.3

356

87.4

82.7-90.9

Forsyth

441

13.1

10.0-16.9

378

86.9

83.1-90.0

Gaston

372

17.4

13.2-22.5

311

82.6

77.5-86.8

Guilford

418

9.5

6.8-13.2

374

90.5

86.8-93.2

Iredell

425

11.8

8.7-15.7

373

88.2

84.3-91.3

Johnston

469

8.4

6.0-11.7

418

91.6

88.3-94.0

Mecklenburg

631

13.3

10.7-16.5

541

86.7

83.5-89.3

New Hanover

364

13.4

9.8-18.1

317

86.6

81.9-90.2

Onslow

385

10.1

7.3-13.8

341

89.9

86.2-92.7

Orange

403

9.2

6.7-12.6

358

90.8

87.4-93.3

Pitt

377

9.1

6.4-12.9

341

90.9

87.1-93.6

Randolph

343

12.9

9.2-17.7

296

87.1

82.3-90.8

Robeson

371

9.9

6.9-14.2

334

90.1

85.8-93.1

Rowan

435

15.7

12.0-20.3

373

84.3

79.7-88.0

Union

433

13.9

10.4-18.2

371

86.1

81.8-89.6

Wake

579

9.4

7.0-12.5

522

90.6

87.5-93.0

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

361

9.1

6.1-13.3

329

90.9

86.7-93.9

Northeast Partnership II

476

13.0

10.0-16.8

414

87.0

83.2-90.0

Northeast Partnership I

393

15.7

12.0-20.2

329

84.3

79.8-88.0

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

360

11.2

8.0-15.4

317

88.8

84.6-92.0

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

467

9.4

6.9-12.6

415

90.6

87.4-93.1

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

411

13.8

10.4-18.0

354

86.2

82.0-89.6

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

402

8.6

6.2-11.9

362

91.4

88.1-93.8

Chatham/Lee/Moore

453

8.0

5.8-10.9

407

92.0

89.1-94.2

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

528

11.0

8.3-14.4

466

89.0

85.6-91.7

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

358

15.2

11.5-20.0

304

84.8

80.0-88.5

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

359

13.4

8.5-20.4

316

86.6

79.6-91.5

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

422

14.5

10.9-19.0

366

85.5

81.0-89.1

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

587

11.8

9.1-15.3

508

88.2

84.7-90.9

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

987

137

13.6

11.3-16.3

850

86.4

83.7-88.7

13,814

1,726

11.9

11.3-12.6

12,088

88.1

87.4-88.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

4,965

590

11.2

10.2-12.3

4,375

88.8

87.7-89.8

Piedmont

8,225

1,034

11.8

10.9-12.7

7,191

88.2

87.3-89.1

Western NC

1,611

239

14.6

12.6-16.9

1,372

85.4

83.1-87.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

927

144

14.1

11.6-16.9

783

85.9

83.1-88.4

Northwest

2,859

384

13.9

12.4-15.6

2,475

86.1

84.4-87.6

Charlotte

2,201

306

13.0

11.4-14.8

1,895

87.0

85.2-88.6

Greensboro

1,917

239

11.5

9.9-13.5

1,678

88.5

86.5-90.1

Southern Regional

1,550

169

10.2

8.7-12.1

1,381

89.8

87.9-91.3

Coastal

746

12.5

10.0-15.4

649

87.5

84.6-90.0

Wake

2,006

214

9.5

8.0-11.3

1,792

90.5

88.7-92.0

Area L

588

13.8

11.0-17.3

504

86.2

82.7-89.0

Eastern

1,874

214

10.7

9.2-12.5

1,660

89.3

87.5-90.8

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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